News FROM SCOTLAND. His majesty's Manifest touching the PALATINE Cause. And Act of Parliament concerning the same. Read, voiced and past in the Parliament of SCOTLAND, the 6. day of SEPTEMBER. 1641. And published by his majesty's special Command.  
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First Printed at Edinburgh in Scotland by Robert and James Brysons. And now Printed at London by T. faucet for T. BATES, and are to be sold at his Shop in the Old Bayly. 1641.   

His majesty's Manifest. CHARLES by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all to whom this present Manifest shall come greeting.  
TO the end that the Endeavours of our late dear Father King JAMES of blessed memory, and our proceedings since his Death in the cause of our dear and only Sister, Brother in law, nephews, Electors, and Princes Palatine of the Rhyne may not be forgotten, or pretendedly unknown, wherein we have studied, and laboured nothing more than the Peace of Christendom, and the avoiding the effusion of innocent blood, by seeking the restitution and reestablishment of the electoral house of Palatine in their ancient Rights, Dignities, and Possessions within the Empire, out of which they have been by violence and force of arms, and other undue proceedings expelled and banished, contrary to the ancient laws and Constitutions of the Sacred Empire we have thought fit for the Vindication of our own Honour, to call to mind and to publish to the world, both a summary Relation of our Actions and endeavours past, and our present resolutions in the same cause.  
IT cannot be unknown to all the Princes and Estates of Europe and more particularly to those who have had any interest or relation to the public affairs of Germany, how both ourselves, and our Father have, during these twenty years past, by many and several Embassages, Treaties, and other negotiations, to our great expense & charges, both with the late Emperor Ferdinand, the K. of Spain, and other Princes, and Estates of the Empire, endeavoured by all friendly and treatable means to procure the restitution and reestablishment of Our said dear Sister, Brother in law, and nephews, in their ancient Rights and Possessions, as the only and possible way to settle a good and firm Peace in the Empire, and consequently with all Princes interested therein, without which it is impossible to expect or hope for a good, durable, and honest pacification of those troubles which have already almost rent and consumed, and involved all the Princes of Christendom in a most bloody and destructive war.  
And for a clear demonstration of Our sincere intentions, not only our own pious inclination, and care of the public peace, hath induced Us to omit divers occasions whereby we might by such power as God hath put into Our hands, have prevented the violences and oppressions used to our said Sister and nephews; But we have been led on, and invited thereunto by divers promises, assurances, and reversal Letters, both from the late Emperor, and King of Spain; and other Usurpers of the Inheritances of the electoral House Palatine, that they would at last in contemplation of our Meditations, harken and incline to a just and honest Peace by the restitution of the Estates and Dignities of our dear Sister and nephews, whereby we have been drawn not only to pass by our own and the public interest, and to forbear to engage our arms in so just a cause, but also have procured by our Fathers and Our authority, the withdrawing, and disbanding of the Forces of Count Mans●elt out of the Palatinate, and advanced divers Truces and cessations of hostility or defence, only to prepare the way of amiable Composition, according to the hopes and promises to that end given Us, and particularly have caused the Surrender and deposition of some places of strength into the hands of the late Infanta of Spain, upon reciprocal assurance of a final pacification or restitution.  
But what effects all these Our peaceable and Christian endeavours have produced, and how all Our pious Negotiations have been either delayed or deluded; thereby and by process of time to root and establish the usurpations of the House Palatine, and our Patience and Piety thereby abused, is so manifest by the continual oppression of our said dear Sister & Nephews; that we are forced to protest that there hath been nothing succeeded to our desires or hopes, but a resolution of despair of ever obtaining by the ways of justice, Treaty or Amity, that which hath been so often promised to, and expected of the Lovers of Christian peace.  
Notwithstanding we having lately received advice from Our dear Uncle the King of Denmarck, that at last by his mediation and procurement the present Emperor and Duke of Bavaria, have condescended to a treaty to be held at the diet at Ratisbone, upon the 6. day of May last past, for the reviewing and resetling of the controversies of the House Palatine, as a preparation and inducement to a general peace and Amnistia through the whole Empire; And that he with some of the Electors of the Empire is accepted as Mediator of the said cause, and hath deceived strong and pregnant assurances of a better inclination and disposition towards the re-establishment of the electoral Family in their Rights and Dignities; And to that end hath procured convenient safe conduct from the Emperor to our Nephew and his Brethren, freely to come in person, or to send their Deputies to that diet at the time and place appointed, with all other clauses requisite for their safeties, going, abiding, or coming from thence, and there to plead the justice of their own cause, and that in prosecution thereof, he hath instructed and dispatched his ambassadors to assist either in person, or by the Deputies of our Nephews, at the said Treaty of Pacification, and hath desired us herein to comply with him by sending our ambassadors qualified and instructed to the same purpose of procuring a good, and settled peace within the Empire, according to the intimation of the Prince's Electors signified to him by their Letters, thereby desiring us to assist in the present Assembly at Ratisbone.  
To which end our Nephew the Prince elector Palatine having resolved by our counsel and advice to send his Deputies according to the invitation and hopes intimated of a good issue to be expected by the amiable way of treaty and composure.  
We also have thought fit not to be wa●ting to so good a design so concurrent to our own, & the desires of so many Princes, and in some hope of better fruits than hitherto all our endeavours have produced; Have resolved to make this our last legal by the way of treaties, and to lend our ambassadors to the Emperor, and other Princes in the said diet assembled: And to that purpose have given him full power and instructions to contribute all our authority to the procurement and settlement of a good and blessed peace, by the reestablishment and restuittion of the possessions and dignities of our said dear Sstier, nephews, and electoral Family, without which no peace can either be honest or secure. Hereby exhorting and desiring all other Kings, Princes & States, our Friends allies, ●nd Co●federates, who shall either be present at the said diet, or shall have their ambassadors, or Deputies there, that they will be assisting to the justice of so good a cause, and ●o great a blessing as the restoring of peace to the almost desolate Estate of Germany.  
But because we may have just cause to doubt by many experiences of our former endeavours tha● the issue and fruit of this meeting may not be answerable to our just expectation, but rather that it may produce contrary effects to the prejudice of the justicers Rights of our said nephews and their family (which God forbid) we are hereby forced to protest against all Acts, Sentences, Conclusions, or determinations whatsoever, which shall or may be had, made, or declared either in confirmation of the oppressions, and all usurpation past, or any additions thereunto for the future, as invalid and of no power or effect.  
In which case (being contrary to our desires and expectation) we also further protest and ●●clare that we will not abandon neither our own nor the public interest, nor the Cause, Rights, and just preten●es of our dear Sister, and nephews, and other Princes, and States involved within their oppressions: But that we will use and employ all such force, and power wherewith God hath enabled us both by our own arms, and the help and assistance of all our allies and friends, to vindicate our own honour, the public peace and redress of the injuries, usurpations, and oppressions of our said dearest Sister and nephews, and their now illustrious family.  
And hereby as we do profess to use all our endeavours and power to promove a happy and desired peace, for the consolation of the distressed Empire; so we do appeal to Almighty God, the Inspector of the hearts of all Princes, and to the world Spectators of all our just actions, that we will be innocent before God and the world of all the evils that may ensue, if these our last hopes shall be delayed or abused.  

At Edinburgh the 10.20. of August, 1641.  
THe King's Majesty having seriously recommended this his Manifest to the consideration of the estates of Parliament of this his majesty's ancient and native kingdom. They after mature deliberation, do unanimously approve the same; And his majesty's pious and just resolutions therein expressed: And with most hearty affections answerable to the nearness of their interest in that Princely Family of the Elector Palatine, declare that in case his Majesty do not prevail by this present treaty, they will join and concur by their advice and assistance in a Parliamentary way in the prosecution of his majesty's designs for his house and the advantage of his royal Sister, and nephews, who are descended of that royal stem, which by the succession of an hundred and eight Kings, hath swayed the sceptre over this kingdom.  
Read, voiced, and past in Parliament the twenty eight day of August, 1641.    

The humble Remonstrance of the Estates of Parliament to his sacred majesty concerning the Prince elector Palatine.  
MOst gracious sovereign, we the Estates in Parliament, representing the body of this your majesty's ancient and native kingdom, do in all humility presume to remonstrate to your sacred Majesty, the true sense and feeling, the whole Country have had, and do more and more take to heart of the manifold sufferings, your majesty's Sister, and her Princely children the Prince elector Palatine and his Brethren and Sisters, have endured these many years by-gone in the defrauding and debarring of them from their lawful estate, and possession, wherein your majesty's who●e Dominions (but more particularly this your majesty's native kingdom) are so far concerned, that according to their power and abilities, they are obliged by bonds of duty, Nature, and Christianity, to use all lawful and ord●nary means for obtaining them to be restored to their ancient Inheritance and Dignities. The many by-gone ●ets and continual delays, notwithstanding of all the fair dealing used by your majesty's late royal Father, and yourself, giveth us more and apprehensive grounds of fear, that the present Treaty at Ratisbone shall produce no better effects than the former have done. In consideration whereof, We are forced in name of the whole kingdom, humbly to represent how necessary and expedient it is, that your Majesty will be graciously pleased with advice and consent of Us the Estates of Parliament, to enact and ordain, That no levys, either of Armies, Regiments, Companies, or Recrewes of soldiers, be licen●●at, or warranted to be sent out of this kingdom, till a resolute answer return from the said diet at Ratisbone concerning the said Prince Elector, at the least while the first day of April next; To the effect his highness' affairs and business may be the better furthered and advanced, during which space, all levys and Recrewes of soldiers, would be discharged to be uplifted, or sent out of the kingdom.  

The 4. of September. 1641.  
Read in the presence of his majesty, and Estates of Parliament, and hereupon his Majesty with the advice of the Estates, ordains an Act to be drawn up, which was accordingly done. Like as his Majesty doth promise, that He will give order, that no Scots soldier shall be Shipped or have passage at Berwick, Workington, White-Haven, Newcastle, or any other seaport in England, during the time aforesaid.  
WHereas it hath been humbly remonstrated to his Majesty by the Estates of Parliament; Therefore it is Statute and ordained by our sovereign Lord with advice of the said Estates, that there be a restraint of all levys and recrewes of soldiers to be sent out of this kingdom, till a resolute answer from the diet at Ratisbone, concerning the Prince elector at least while the first day of April next. To the effect, the Prince Elector his affairs and business may be the better furthered and advanced, during the which time our sovereign Lord with advice aforesaid, discharges all levys and Recrewes of soldiers within this kingdom, to the effect aforesaid: And during that time inhibits and discharges all Skippers, sailors, and Masters of Ships to transport any soldiers from this kingdom beyond Seas to any foreign kingdom or country, under the pain of 40. pounds for each soldier so transported toties quoties; And ordains these presents to be intimate to all his majesty's Lieges by public Proclamation at the Market cross of Edinburgh peer and Shore of Leeth, And all seaports of this kingdom needful, whereby none may pretend Ignorance. And for the better observation of the promises, hereby gives warrant express command to all searchers at seaports to look carefully and search all Ships before they lose or make sail and to stop, and impede all the said soldiers from going out of the Country under the pain of an hundreth pounds to the searcher in case of negligence in the execution of the power hereby committed to them. It is always declared that such Officers who have served abroad, and have now been employed for the country, and shall have the general his pass are not comprehended in this present Act, but express excepted forth thereof.  
Read, voiced and past in Parliament the sixt of September, 1641.   
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